Fieldfare (Noun)
Meaning
Medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The fieldfare is a migratory bird that visits the UK every winter, feeding on berries and insects in open countryside.
- A small group of fieldfares had taken up residence in the orchard, where they spent their days gorging on fallen apples.
- Fieldfares are often seen in flocks, sometimes hundreds strong, as they make their way across the countryside in search of food.
- The fieldfare's distinctive call, a loud, chattering "chak-chak-chak", echoed across the frosty landscape as the birds foraged for breakfast.
- In the winter months, fieldfares can be seen in gardens, particularly those with berry-bearing shrubs, where they will eagerly devour the fruit.